As you hear from colleges, please share your acceptance letter news with your guidance counselor. Why not email your guidance counselor with good news today? Check out the acceptance bulletin board in the WHS/WACTC hallways.

To achieve you must attend. School starts promptly at 8:00am sharp. Tardiness will not be tolerated.

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Money Magazine Ranks Rhode Island Colleges For Best Value!

Money ranked more than 700 of the best colleges in America based on quality of education, affordability and outcomes. Here's how RI did.

﻿Fair Opportunity Project is an organization of 20 college students and 250 high school counselors compiling free resources and online videos for applying to college (e.g., making the most of high school, finding the right colleges, completing the college application, writing college essays, how to prepare for standardized tests, affording college). Last year, they sent a free 70-page guide to 57,000 public schools – this guide has been translated into Spanish and Mandarin. They have a strong advising team including from Michael Brown (CEO of City Year), Richard Barth (CEO of KIPP Schools), and Katherine K. Merseth (Founder of Harvard Teacher Fellows Program). The resources also got the off-the-record 'good stuff' from Harvard and Stanford's admissions committees and is well-received by educators.

How hard is welding school? It might not be as challenging as you think.

The United States is facing a shortage of welders — a shortage of about 400,000 operators by 2024, according to theAmerican Welding Society. Because of this need, you should have great hiring potential once you have enough practice time under your belt and have passed the welding certification exam. You can earn a comfortable living with technical training, which makes welding school worth the time and effort.

Summer College – A four-week, credit-bearing program for students currently in 10th– 12th grade in which they take undergraduate-level courses.

Summer Academy – A three-week program for students currently in 9th – 12th grade in which they take a certificate course.

Accelerated STEM Academy – A one-week, STEM-based program for students currently in 9th – 12th grade that consists of a variety of hands-on labs, tours of Duke’s research facilities, faculty lectures, and workshops.